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Square Enix is preparing to launch a mobile games streaming service called Dive In that’ll allow Android and iOS gamers to rent titles right on their phone or tablet. The service will initially launch with three titles: Final Fantasy VII,…

Microsoft is reportedly close to purchasing Minecraft creator Mojang. The Redmond-based company has been holding advanced discussions with founder Markus “Notch” Persson and company with an offer of more than $2 billion on the table according to a person with…

Competitive gaming, or eSports, is bigger than ever. Valve recently partnered with ESPN to air coverage of The International Dota 2 Championships back in July with $10 million in prizes up for grabs. Even still, however, eSports aren’t thought of…

Blizzard gave Warcraft fans one hell of a nostalgia trip last month when it debuted the cinematic trailer for Warlords of Draenor. But much like the upcoming World of Warcraft expansion that Blizzard was teasing, the video only took gamers…

If you decided to grab a copy of EA's recently-released simulation game, The Sims 4, without paying for it, you might run in to a few issues playing it. Player Attack reports that some pirates have found themselves battling against the…

The Galaxy Note 4 and curved-display Galaxy Note Edge may have stolen the show earlier today but that’s not all Samsung had to offer at IFA. The company also put some rumors to rest with by unveiling the Gear VR…

Destiny, Bungie’s upcoming online multiplayer first-person shooter, is slated for release a little less than a week from now. In what can only be described as a unique way to market the game, publisher Activision has launched a website called Destiny…

Ouya signed a deal with Chinese electronics giant Xiaomi last month to bring their Android-based games to Chinese living rooms. Apparently Ouya likes it in China as the latest rumor out of Re/code claims the company has engaged in preliminary…

Roughly a year after 'The Update that Changed the World' landed, the team over at Mojang has released the next major update for their ever popular block building game, Minecraft. This release has reportedly taken developers over 300 days to create, and as one would expect, comes…

Capcom has released a teaser trailer for a remastered version of one of the greatest video games of all-time, Resident Evil. The title is said to include improved HD graphics, 5.1 surround sound and a 16:9 aspect ratio which should…

Alienware's new Area 51 gaming PC is making a comeback. If you through the design of the original system was revolutionary way back in 2006, wait until you get a load of what they've come up with this time. I…

You have one weekend left to grab the Humble Jumbo Bundle 2, which offers $260 worth of games including Terraria, Orcs Must Die 2, the Age of Empires Legacy Bundle, Galactic Civilizations II: Ultimate Edition and more. Meanwhile...

Intel on Friday officially unveiled its latest enthusiast-level CPU family, Haswell-E. The high-end line includes a trio of unlocked Core i7 processors designed for Intel's new X99 chipset with support for hyperthreading, quad-channel DDR4 memory and up to four graphics…

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (the ACCC) has filed legal action against Valve in an Australian Federal Court for misleading consumers over warranties and refunds the company offers through Steam. It's alleged that in misleading consumers, Valve has breached…

2K previously announced the original BioShock title would be making its way to iOS devices this Summer, and now the game is available for download. This is a full port of the 2007 PC classic and while the visuals have obviously…

Modern televisions are great for watching modern media formats but if you've ever tried some retro gaming with a dated console on a newer set, you're already aware that things turn ugly real quick. Never mind the fact that you…

Gamers that have purchased an Xbox One sans Kinect but later decided they want the sensor will soon have the opportunity to pick one up separately. Making good on an earlier promise, Microsoft on Wednesday revealed that a standalone Kinect for…

During a recent Reddit AMA (Ask Me Anything), Atari co-founder Nolan Bushnell opened up about his personal life and professional career. If there's one takeaway from the informal Q&A session, it's that hindsight is 20/20.

Update: Sony has issued a confirmation that the PlayStation Network is back online and it's back to business as usual after the network was taken offline most of Sunday due to a distributed denial of service attack. According to Sony, there's no…

Android gaming platform Ouya hasn't captured the US gaming market quite like it had anticipated. That's one of the reasons why they've inked a deal with Chinese electronics giant Xiaomi to bring their catalog of games to living rooms overseas.
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